404069 PS Behavioral and Experimental Economics: (In)Moral Behavior in Companies

winter semester 2019/2020 | Last update: 04.10.2019 | Place course on memo list

Department:

Department of Public Finance

Instructor:

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Loukas Balafoutas, +43 512 507 70206

Course number:

404069

Title:

PS Behavioral and Experimental Economics: (In)Moral Behavior in Companies

Type/hours:

PS 2

ECTS credits:

4,5

Module allocation(s):

SVWL (G) Verhaltens- und Experimentalökonomik

Period:

Block

Mode of repetition:

annually

Language of instruction:

German

Learning Outcome:

Understanding of ethical aspects of decision-making by firms and individuals

Contents:

The study of ethical and unethical behavior in a business and market context, by firms and individuals. The following topics will be discussed in the course: introduction to ethics; morals und markets; compliance and finance; credence goods and fraud; lying and deception; trust and reciprocity; discrimination; fairness and justice; corruption; sabotage; whistle-blowing.

Methods:

Lecture, private study (literature), discussion, case-studies

Assessment:

Presentation and written assignment

Literature:

To be announced in class

Start:

see dates

Dates

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Date	Time	Location
Thu 2019-11-28	14.00 - 15.45	HS I (Theologie) HS I (Theologie)	Barrier-free
Thu 2019-12-05	14.00 - 15.45	HS I (Theologie) HS I (Theologie)	Barrier-free
Fri 2019-12-13	11.00 - 14.45	Besprechungszimmer FIWI Besprechungszimmer FIWI
Tue 2020-01-14	10.00 - 13.45	SR 7 (Sowi) SR 7 (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Fri 2020-01-17	11.00 - 14.45	SR 1 (Sowi) SR 1 (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Mon 2020-01-27	14.00 - 17.45	HS 2 (Sowi) HS 2 (Sowi)	Barrier-free